"I don't know where all the reports come from," Stansbury said. "We haven't talked one bit about his future plans."

The Sporting News cited an unidentified SportsNet New York (SNYtv) source on Sunday as saying Sidney planned to leave the Bulldogs' program after the season and would either transfer or turn pro.

Sidney, a 6-foot-10 junior forward, missed the entire 2009-10 season and part of 2010-11 due to an NCAA investigation into his eligibility and a suspension for receiving improper benefits. He has also been suspended several times at MSU for disciplinary reasons, including a fight with a teammate early last year.

Conditioning has also been an ongoing issue for Sidney -- the SNYtv source said he's closer to 310 pounds than his listed 270. Sidney is averaging 9.8 points and 4.9 rebounds this season for Mississippi State.

All apologies

LSU coach Trent Johnson said Monday that he apologized to Kentucky coach John Calipari for Malcolm White's flagrant foul and ejection during the Tigers' 74-50 loss to UK on Saturday, and added that White would face additional punishment.

Kentucky freshman Anthony Davis was headed for a breakaway dunk in the second half of the game when White caught him from behind, grabbing him by both shoulders and pulling him down on his back.

Johnson said he asked White "what he was doing" immediately after the play and then sent him to the locker room. He then sought out Calipari.

"John knows me. He knows how I coach my teams. He knows I'm not about that," Johnson said. "It was very disturbing. It's one thing to be physical and it's another to be stupid, and that was a stupid play on (White's) part. I apologized to John immediately afterwards."

While the SEC took no further action, Johnson said White would face additional unspecified "in-house" punishment.

Scorer supreme

Vanderbilt's John Jenkins has always been a shooter. He led the SEC in scoring last year with an even 20 points per game and is leading the league again this year with the same average. But though his numbers are the same, his game is anything but.

"The thing that really impresses me is that . . . he's doing a lot of getting to the basket and that's why he's getting to the free-throw line," Arkansas coach Mike Anderson said of Jenkins. "Vandy as a team is getting to the free-throw line. They have a veteran basketball team and I think they're using him in different ways to get him open."

Stallings said Jenkins has improved practically every facet of his game -- particularly his defense.

"His defense is 1000 percent better. He's a very dependable defensive player for us now," Stallings said. "John has really given us so much more than he gave us a year ago -- leadership, talking, energy. He's not a guy that's just running around out here trying to figure out where his next shot comes from."

Players of the week

Vanderbilt's Jeffery Taylor and Florida's Bradley Beal were named the SEC's player of the week and freshman of the week, respectively.

Taylor, a 6-foot-7 senior, averaged 20 points and 7.5 rebounds in wins over Tennessee and Middle Tennessee State. He is the SEC's leading active scorer with 1,680 career points. Beal, a 6-3 guard, averaged 14 points, 3 rebounds and 2.5 assists in wins over Ole Miss and Mississippi State. His 19 points led the Gators against MSU.

Early tournament projections

It's not yet February, but it's not too early to start projecting NCAA tournament brackets.

ESPN's Joe Lunardi projects five SEC teams to make the field -- Kentucky, Vanderbilt, Florida, Mississippi State and Alabama. CBS Sports' Jerry Palm also sees those five teams making it along with Ole Miss, which he projects as an 11 seed. Both Lunardi and Palm have Kentucky as a 1 seed. Lunardi sees Alabama as a 7 seed in the West, while Palm has the Tide as an 8 seed in the East.